Each year, roughly 0.2% of Indiana students graduate with degrees in chemical engineering.
That means an estimated 309 chemical engineers graduate from Indiana's 5 chemical engineering schools each year.

Top Schools

The top-ranked school in Indiana with a chemical engineering program is Purdue University-Main Campus, which is located in West Lafayette. In 2010, it was ranked 21st nationwide.
171 students graduated with a degree in chemical engineering from Purdue University-Main Campus in 2010.
The tuition rate at Purdue University-Main Campus was $9,070 per year.

University of Notre Dame, which was ranked 54th nationwide in 2010, is the second-ranked school in Indiana that has a chemical engineering program. It is located in Notre Dame.
56 students graduated with degree in chemical engineering from University of Notre Dame in 2010.
University of Notre Dame charged in-state students $39,919 in tuition fees per year.

The third-ranked school in Indiana with a chemical engineering program is Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, which is located in Terre Haute. In 2010, it was ranked 66th nationwide.
In 2010, 74 students graduated from Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology chemical engineering program.
Tuition at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology was $38,470 per year.

Cost

Chemical engineering schools in Indiana, charge students an average tuition of $23,489 per year. But, tuition can be as much as $39,919 per year, or as little as $4,588 per year.
The highest tuition rates in 2010 at Indiana chemical engineering schools were charged at the following schools:

University of Notre Dame - located in Notre Dame, students are charged $39,919 per year

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology - located in Terre Haute, students are charged $38,470 per year

Trine University - located in Angola, students are charged $25,400 per year

The chemical engineering schools that charged the lowest tuition rates in Indiana were:

Vincennes University - located in Vincennes, students are charged $4,588 per year

Purdue University-Main Campus - located in West Lafayette, students are charged $9,070 per year

Trine University - located in Angola, students are charged $25,400 per year

A chemical engineering degree from an Indiana school... what next?

The highest percentage of chemical engineering graduates in Indiana pursue careers as a chemical engineer.
If you decide to work as a chemical engineer in Indiana, you will be joining the ranks of approximately 630 Indiana chemical engineers as of 2010.
In Indiana, the largest numbers of chemical engineers work in the following counties:

Boone County - 240 chemical engineers

Gibson County - 180 chemical engineers

Crawford County - 40 chemical engineers

Salary

On average, a chemical engineer earns a salary of $82,370 per year in Indiana state.
However, Indiana chemical engineers earned anywhere in the range from as less than $42,790 per year to more than $142,120 per year in 2010.
On average a chemical engineer earns the most in the following Indiana counties:

Gibson County - $92,000 per year

Jasper County - $87,200 per year

Crawford County - $84,700 per year

The Indiana counties with the lowest average salary for chemical engineers are:

Boone County - $78,720 per year

Benton County - $81,510 per year

Crawford County - $84,700 per year

More Information

For more data regarding a career in chemical engineering in Indiana and to compare salaries with various related fields such as physics or chemistry, take a look at the graphs and charts below.

Here are the different levels of study available for you to explore.

Bachelor's Degree in Chemical Engineering in Indiana

Master's Degree in Chemical Engineering in Indiana

Doctoral Degree in Chemical Engineering in Indiana

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